# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Thule (THU)

> 5,591 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,591 km / 3,474 mi / 3,019 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 98° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 06:50 in Algiers, it's 02:50 in Thule)
- **Elevation difference**: 169 ft (THU is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thule, Greenland
- ICAO: BGTL
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 76.530000, -68.700000
- Elevation: 251 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:50 in Algiers, it's 02:50 in Thule.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)